October 8th, 2004,Beijing Red Flag Software Company released High-end Linux Server for 64-bit Enterprise Platform ----- Red Flag Data Center Server 4.1 for Itanium2 and Red Flag Advanced Server 4.1 for Itanium2.

With Linux entering more key industries, customers are not satisfied with system stabilities, but ask for more in performance. To meet the increasing needs, Red Flag Software updated and optimized server OS products, released Red Flag Linux 64-bit Server 4.1 series products, which consist many R&D achievements. It presents the Red Flag Server OS advantages in manageability, usability, reliability and expansibility.

Red Flag Data Center Server 4.1 for Itanium2 was based on Asianux 1.0 for Itanium2. Asianux 1.0 for Itanium2 was co-developed by Red Flag Software and Miracle Linux. Red Flag Software‘s latest Red Flag Server 4.1 for Itanium2 series are designed for Enterprise 64-bit high performance server platform, with the abilities to stably run mainstream business applications, such as database, middle ware,storage backup, and so on.

Red Flag Server 4.1 for Itanium2 series not only have the advantages of 32-bit Red Flag Server 4.1 in stability, compatibility for software and hardware, manageability, but also provide higher performance expand. It is the first product that seamlessly integrates Intel IA-32 Execution Layer (IA32-EL), with which customer‘s 32-bit programs can run on Red Flag Server 4.1 for Itanium2 samely, thus protect customer‘s investment maximally.

Red Flag Server 4.1 for Itanium2 have gained full support from partners, such as Oracle?Intel and HP. It integrated with features related to Intel platform and Oracle software, to greatly enhance its performance and stability. Through all levels of optimization, it is in a leading role in capabilities compared with similar products.

At present, 64-bit application has kept improving, and gradually becomes the mainstream of enterprise users. Many manufacturers, both international and national, have released 64-bit hardware platform and applications. Red Flag Server 4.1 for Itanium2 is widely focused and supported to be the leading product in 64-bit Linux server platform. Analysts said that the release of Red Flag Server 4.1 for Itanium2 indicates Linux is coming into enterprise high-end application, and will promote 64-bit applications and Linux industry development.